Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.75/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$126.75

250 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$8.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	127.13	690	239
Medium and Large 2-3	535	118.55	635	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale250 hd

126.75

—

TN average11 barns · 2,715 hd

122.15

+4.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	57.00	713	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.38/cwt	124.00–133.00	666	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	132.16/cwt	129.00–134.00	600	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	126.05/cwt	123.00–126.50	739	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.72/cwt	121.00–125.00	755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	126.77/cwt	126.00–129.00	560	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.05/cwt	119.00–122.50	812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	130.29/cwt	125.00–134.00	439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	126.02/cwt	115.00–129.00	586	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.95/cwt	120.00–126.50	825	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.06/cwt	131.00–135.00	705	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.37/cwt	125.00–133.00	766	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	892	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	942	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.87/cwt	135.00–146.50	760	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	135.23/cwt	127.50–138.00	963	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.45/cwt	129.00–142.50	931	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.11/cwt	139.50–146.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	146.51/cwt	140.00–151.00	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	164.06/cwt	157.50–165.00	538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	127.77/cwt	127.00–128.00	802	21

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Aug 7, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 648Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	511	136.00	136.00
5	—	728	118.00	118.00
21	—	628	127.00–128.00	127.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	523	124.00–133.00	127.38
34	—	454	129.00–134.00	132.16
26	—	586	123.00–126.50	126.05
24	—	610	121.00–125.00	123.72
19	—	442	126.00–129.00	126.77
18	—	676	119.00–122.50	120.05
9	—	337	125.00–134.00	130.29
5	—	398	130.00	130.00
4	—	763	110.00	110.00
2	—	718	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	121.00	121.00
3	—	485	123.00	123.00
2	—	383	116.00	116.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	465	115.00–129.00	126.02
7	—	539	116.00	116.00
2	—	833	96.00	96.00
2	—	733	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	673	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	660	120.00–126.50	124.95
21	—	526	131.00–135.00	134.06
19	—	460	148.00	148.00
17	—	583	125.00–133.00	131.37
13	—	390	150.00	150.00
12	—	755	115.00	115.00
6	—	442	135.00–138.00	136.52
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	122.00	122.00
2	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	617	144.00–145.00	144.52
16	—	654	144.00	144.00
9	—	524	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	532	135.00–146.50	142.87
38	—	712	127.50–138.00	135.23
32	—	663	129.00–142.50	140.45
12	—	579	139.50–146.00	145.11
12	—	439	140.00–151.00	146.51
8	—	328	157.50–165.00	164.06
6	—	632	143.00	143.00
4	—	829	117.00	117.00
4	—	469	150.00	150.00
3	—	395	153.00	153.00
2	—	873	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	850.00	850.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle